Love Will Find a Way (Pharoah Sanders album)

Love Will Find a Way is an album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. It was recorded in Burbank, California, in 1977, and was released in 1978 by Arista Records. On the album, which was produced by Norman Connors, Sanders is joined by a large ensemble of musicians.[1][2][3][4]

Love Will Find a Way
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1977
StudioKendun Recorders, Burbank, California
GenreJazz, R&B
Length38:29
LabelArista
AB-4161
ProducerNorman Connors
Pharoah Sanders chronology
Pharoah
(1976)
Love Will Find a Way
(1978)
Journey to the One
(1980)

Love Will Find a Way, which features vocalist Phyllis Hyman, was Sanders' first release on Arista, and represented a turn toward more commercial music.[5] According to writer Tom Terrell, the album "became a quiet storm classic, sold pretty well, revived Hyman's career and positioned Pharoah as heir-apparent to Grover Washington Jr.'s throne."[6] In an interview, however, Sanders stated that he resisted being pigeonholed, commenting "No, I ain't gonna be that way, it's either me or else."[6]

The song "Love Will Find a Way" appears as the closing track on Philip Bailey's 2019 album of the same name.[7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic     [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [8]

A writer for Billboard called the album "a soothing, mood setting collection of instrumentally oriented cuts."[10] The Ottawa Citizen concluded that "the idea behind the album is a gentle one, a relief from the bitterness and tension so dominant in much of avant garde and free jazz, but Sanders doesn't sound at home here."[11]

Track listing

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  1. "Love Will Find a Way" (Bedria Sanders) – 5:12
  2. "Pharomba" (Pharoah Sanders) – 4:32
  3. "Love Is Here" (Pharoah Sanders) – 4:43
  4. "Got to Give It Up" (Marvin Gaye) – 6:29
  5. "As You Are" (Norman Connors, Paul Smith) – 5:08
  6. "Answer Me My Love" (Carl Sigman, Fred Rauch, Gerhard Winkler) – 6:42
  7. "Everything I Have Is Good" (Pharoah Sanders) – 6:00

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Pharoah Sanders: Love Will Find a Way". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pharoah Sanders - Love Will Find a Way". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pharoah Sanders Discography". Jazz Disco. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pharoah Sanders discography". Jazz Lists. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  5. ^ West, Michael J. (September 26, 2022). "Pharoah Sanders 1940 — 2022". Jazz Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Terrell, Tom (October 1, 2000). "Pharoah Sanders: Moonchild". Jazz Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Jurek, Andy. "Philip Bailey: Love Will Find a Way". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  8. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. p. 618.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 245.
  10. ^ "Billboard's Recommended LPs". Billboard. February 18, 1978. p. 79.
  11. ^ Moody, Lois (22 Feb 1978). "Pharoah Sanders, Love Will Find a Way". Ottawa Citizen. p. 69.